Politics

Redistribution

7 February 2024
AuntiE

The Senate has written a “bipartisan” immigration bill. Truthfully, it is more appropriately a funding bill. It has little to nothing in it to resolve the invasion at our borders.

Your truly took the liberty of cutting and pasting a copy of the appropriations in the legislation and making a few changes in the appropriations. Basically, I followed the Democratic policy of redistribution.

All are welcome to make your own redistribution.

  • Foreign Aid Commitments:
    • $60.06 billion in support for Ukraine amidst Russian aggression
    • $14.1 billion in security assistance for Israel
    • $2.44 billion to address U.S. Central Command operations and conflict-related expenses in the Red Sea
    • $10 billion in global humanitarian assistance *excluding Iran
    • $4.83 billion to support Indo-Pacific allies against Chinese encroachment
    • $2.33 billion for displaced Ukrainians and other refugees worldwide *[b]only for women and children 16 and under[/b]
  • Border Security and Immigration Provisions:
    • $20.23 billion for border operations, policy enforcement, and narcotics interdiction
    • Introduction of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act
    • $400 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program
    • Provisions for government intervention at varying thresholds of border encounters
    • Work authorizations for illegal aliens

Redistribution of 60.06 billion of the Ukraine money as follows:

Additional 6 billion to the 14.1 for Israel

Additional 8 billion to the 2.44 billion to U.S. Central Command operations and conflict related expenses in the Red Sea

Additional 10 billion moved to border operations for enforcement to prevent illegal entry

Additional 5 billion moved to border operations for narcotics interdiction 

5 billion in grants to citizens, whose land is on the border, for installing walls, fencing, concertina wire and other obstacles to prevent illegal entry to the US across their property

9 billion to ICE to be used for the tracking and deportation of criminal illegal immigrants

The remaining 20 billion goes to Ukraine with the caveat of clear accounting of expenditures of the funds.